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Our 248th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 06/12/2026Note: we recorded just before the OTHER big news about Fable... we'll discuss it on the next episode.Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie HarrisFeel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or hello@gladstone.aiRead out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/In this episode:Anthropic released Claude Fable 5 (a safeguarded version of Mythos 5), showing major benchmark jumps and new risk findings in its system card (eval awareness, transgressive actions, CBRN concerns), alongside controversy over severe guardrails and silent downgrades.Apple announced Siri AI at WWDC, positioning a more capable conversational assistant integrated across iPhone features, reportedly built on a custom Gemini partnership; Google also rolled out Gemini 3.5 Live Translate and cut Google AI Plus pricing while bundling more storage.Business and infrastructure updates include OpenAI's confidential IPO filing amid an IPO race with Anthropic and SpaceX, Bezos-backed Prometheus raising $12B for “physical AI,” DeepSeek seeking a major external round, and Google paying SpaceX about $920M/month for GPUs.Open-source, safety, and policy developments feature new Gemma 4 and Diffusion Gemma releases, a lab letter urging DNA/RNA screening laws, Amodei calling for an FAA-like AI regulator and third-party testing, research on agent harms and RL “societal hacking,” and a dispute over music-label settlements with Suno/Udio.Timestamps:(00:00:10) Intro / Banter(00:01:11) News Preview(00:01:53) SponsorsTools & Apps(00:04:53) Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 + Anthropic apologizes for invisible Claude Fable guardrails(00:27:06) Apple announces Siri AI and its next generation of Apple Intelligence | The Verge + I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works(00:33:47) Gemini 3.5 Live Translate rolling out to Google Meet and Translate(00:35:39) Google just fired a warning shot in the AI subscription price wars | TechCrunchApplications & Business(00:37:55) OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO on the Heels of SpaceX and Anthropic | WIRED (00:41:57) Jeff Bezos's Prometheus raises $12B to build an 'artificial general engineer' for the physical world | TechCrunch(00:45:39) DeepSeek slated to raise $7 billion in maiden funding round, sources say(00:48:18) Huawei-led team claims it post-trained DeepSeek's 1.6-trillion-parameter model — 1,000 Ascend 910C chips used in training(00:51:57) Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute | TechCrunch(00:55:51) Elon Musk Shows Off AI Data Centers SpaceX Wants to Send Into Space - Business InsiderProjects & Open Source(01:01:14) Google's new Gemma 4 12B model is designed to run on any laptop with 16GB of RAM - Ars Technica(01:05:13) Google AI Releases DiffusionGemma, a 26B MoE Open Model Using Text Diffusion for Up to 4x Faster Generation - MarkTechPostPolicy & Safety(01:09:42) OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons | WIRED(01:14:04) Anthropic CEO publishes lengthy article: AI is moving too fast, and policies can't keep up. | PANews(01:20:18) Anthropic Urges Global Pause in AI Development, Flags ‘Self-Improvement' Risk - WSJ(01:24:46) When Benign Inputs Lead to Severe Harms: Eliciting Unsafe Unintended Behaviors of Computer-Use Agents(01:27:42) Large Language Models Hack Rewards, and Society(01:33:46) Senior US officials eye government shares in AI giantsSynthetic Media & Art(01:37:45) AFM Sues UMG, WMG Over Settlements With Suno and UdioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we share exciting personal news alongside discussions on Meta's unwinding of their $2 billion Manus acquisition and the repercussions stemming from that decision. We also cover recent developments involving Anthropic's AI models, Apple's Siri updates, and Jeff Bezos' Prometheus company raising $14 billion for physical AI innovation.Chapters00:00 Introduction00:59 Personal News02:01 Meta's Manus Acquisition Unwinding06:00 Anthropic's AI Model Controversy14:59 Siri's Future Changes16:50 Bezos' Prometheus Funding Show LinksGet the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiHow I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustleGet the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter

The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design at $41 billion. Also, unlike humanoid robots designed around a fixed form — think Boston Dynamics — Theker's machines are built to be reconfigured. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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June 12, 2026: SpaceX made history with the largest IPO ever recorded, raising $75 billion in its NASDAQ debut and instantly becoming one of the most valuable companies in the United States. But under the hood, this isn't just a rocket company anymore. It's a bet on Starlink, reusable rockets, and xAI's massive AI infrastructure. Then I get into the first-ever appearance of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind leaders at the G7 Summit, and what it means when the most powerful AI companies in the world are now part of global policy conversations. Finally, I break down Jeff Bezos' $12 billion raise for Prometheus, a new company building an "artificial general engineer" that could reshape manufacturing, aerospace, pharma, defense, and the future of high-skill knowledge work.

SpaceX startet mit einem ordentlichen Pop in den Handel. Tausende Mitarbeiter werden zu Millionären, Founders Fund und Andreessen Horowitz vermelden Rekord-Returns. Anthropic launcht Fable 5 und das Mythos-Modell für Testpartner. OpenAI plant laut Wall Street Journal drastische Preissenkungen für den User-Krieg mit Anthropic. China plant $300 Mrd. für nationalen KI-Ausbau über fünf Jahre. Xiaomi MiMo Code schlägt Claude Code in den gängigen Benchmarks. OpenAI übernimmt das Kieler Startup ONA, Mistral kauft das Linzer Emmi AI für eine Industrie-KI-Plattform und verhandelt selbst eine $20-Mrd.-Bewertung. Dario Amodei mit neuem Essay zur AI-Exponential-Politik. Oracle Earnings, Prometheus von Jeff Bezos bei $41 Mrd. Die Trump-Familie hat $2,3 Mrd. mit Krypto eingestrichen. Palantir verliert vor dem Zürcher Handelsgericht gegen die Zeitschrift Republik. Neura Robotics raised $1,4 Mrd. mit Tether als Lead. Landgericht München: Google haftet für seine AI-Overviews.  Unterstütze unseren Podcast und entdecke die Angebote unserer Werbepartner auf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠doppelgaenger.io/werbung⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Vielen Dank!  Philipp Glöckler und Philipp Klöckner sprechen heute über: (00:00:00) SpaceX-IPO (00:08:04) Mitarbeiter-Millionäre (00:11:51) OpenAI/Anthropic-IPO-Outlook (00:15:31) Elon-Puppe vor der Nasdaq (00:16:13) Anthropic Fable 5 & Mythos 5 (00:19:54) OpenAI Preiskrieg (00:27:27) Token-Wert pro Abo (00:30:30) Messi für ChatGPT (00:34:48) China $300 Mrd. KI-Plan (00:37:31) Xiaomi MiMo Code (00:39:46) OpenAI kauft ONA (00:42:54) Anthropic: AI Exponential Policy (00:46:53) Oracle Earnings (00:48:07) Mistral kauft Emmi AI (00:49:08) Prometheus von Bezos (00:50:48) Trump Phone (00:51:22) Waymo Premier (00:55:40) Google Trade-Worker (00:57:08) Anthropic Claude Corps (00:58:37) Trump-Krypto-Scam (00:59:35) The Platform Group (01:03:48) Palantir vs. Republik (01:05:48) Mistral $20 Mrd. Runde (01:07:07) Neura Robotics Series C (01:10:47) NYT: China und Robotik (01:13:19) Google haftet für AI-Overviews Shownotes SpaceX-IPO zieht $70 Mrd. an Retail-Orders - bloomberg.com Founders Fund + Andreessen: Rekord-Returns aus SpaceX-IPO - bloomberg.com SpaceX Proteste - xcancel.com Anthropic launcht Claude Fable 5 & Mythos 5 - wired.com OpenAI plant drastische Preissenkungen für User-Krieg mit Anthropic - wsj.com Bitte manuell prüfen (petergostev-Post) - xcancel.com SemiAnalysis - xcancel.com China plant $295 Mrd. für nationalen KI-Ausbau - bloomberg.com ONA: Kieler KI-Startup raised - linkedin.com Anthropic: Policy on the AI Exponential - anthropic.com Oracle Q4 Earnings - cnbc.com Mistral übernimmt Emmi AI für Industrie-KI-Plattform - handelsblatt.com Prometheus: Bezos' Industrial-AI-Startup - axios.com Teardown: Trump Phone ist HTC U24 Pro in Gold - de.ifixit.com Waymo launcht Loyalty-Programm mit 10% Cashback - techcrunch.com Google launcht Trade-Worker-Initiative für KI - axios.com Daniela Amodei startet Anthropics Claude Corps - apnews.com Xiaomi MiMo Code schlägt Claude Code bei 200-Step-Tasks - venturebeat.com Trump-Crypto-Playbook: Family wins, Investors don't - reuters.com The Platform Group - manager-magazin.de Einstweilige Verfügung: The Platform Group vs. Manager Magazin - lhr-law.de Palantir - ft.com Mistral verhandelt $20 Mrd. Bewertung - bloomberg.com Bitte manuell prüfen (dreger-Post) - linkedin.com Neura Robotics schließt Rekord-Series-C - neura-robotics.com Chinas Humanoid-Robot-Schub - nytimes.com Deutsches Gericht: Google haftbar für AI-Overviews - thenextweb.com

What if agentic AI makes SRE more important, not less? Bennett Gould explains why autonomous AI systems may create more demand for reliability thinking — not less.Everyone seems to think AI is coming for SRE in a hard way.You might have heard the same story:“AI will write the code.”“Agents will handle incidents.”“Copilots will generate the runbooks.”“Automation will reduce operational load.”Yes, the job question is real. If AI can write code, summarize incidents, query observability tools, generate runbooks, and operate across systems, then engineers are right to ask what happens to the work.But here's the part that gets missed: AI does not just automate reliability work. It creates more objects and surface areas that need to be made reliable.Agentic AI is moving from demos into real workflows. These systems are no longer just answering questions. They are querying tools, pulling context, generating changes, and in some cases taking action around production environments.That makes this a Monday morning problem.Teams are already using LLMs for incidents, documentation, observability, infrastructure, and operational decision-making. Somewhere, a team is one demo away from giving an agent access to tools originally designed for humans.That is exactly why I wanted to have this conversation.Bennett Gould is currently a solution engineer at Neubird.ai. His career in SRE and SRE-adjacent work spans large enterprises, cloud, industrial technology, and startups, including AWS, IBM, Siemens, and a YC startup.I wanted to ask him a simple question: What in the agentic AI is happening to SRE?Here are 3 highlights from our talk:1. Agentic AI increases the reliability surface areaThe obvious fear is that AI reduces the need for reliability engineers. Bennett's view was more nuanced. He was clear that engineers still need to adapt. If people do not reskill, stay current, and learn how these systems are forming, there may absolutely be pressure in the job market. But he also argued that AI could create more demand for reliability skills because production complexity is increasing.More code is going into production.More AI-generated code is going into production.More systems that people do not fully understand are going into production.And now autonomous agents are starting to enter production workflows too.That means more surface area. More automation. More operational uncertainty. More ways for things to go wrong.Bennett compared this to Terraform: Infrastructure as code created enormous efficiency gains. But it also created new ways to make very big mistakes very quickly.Before Terraform, most people could not delete all their production resources with a single command. After Terraform, that became technically possible if the system was designed badly enough.Agentic AI follows a similar pattern. With great automation comes great responsibility.Agents can help engineers move faster, query tools, summarize context, and reduce toil. But they can also amplify weak engineering practices, poor boundaries, bad assumptions, and unclear operational ownership. That is not the end of reliability work. That is reliability work entering a new phase.2. Agents can reduce toil, but context is the ceilingOne of the strongest parts of the conversation was Bennett's explanation of where agents can help in incident response. A lot of SRE work involves moving across tools.You may need to query Prometheus, Dynatrace, logs, traces, cloud consoles, ticketing systems, documentation, runbooks, dashboards, and architecture diagrams.The problem is not always that the engineer lacks judgment.Sometimes the problem is that the information is scattered across too many tools, each with its own query language and interface. Bennett gave a simple example: an engineer might be very good at PromQL and very fast when Prometheus is the source of truth. But if the same engineer has to work in a different observability platform with a different query language, their response time can suffer. That is an obvious place where agents can help.The engineer may not need to know every query language perfectly. They need to know what they are looking for and how to reason about the system. The agent can help translate that intent into the right tool calls, queries, and summaries.That could reduce MTTR. It could reduce toil. It could help engineers move faster during incidents.But Bennett also made the limitation clear: You are only as good as the context you have. This is where he introduced two useful concepts:* Context mining* Context distillationContext mining means proactively finding the information that might be useful in a given operational situation.Context distillation means taking large amounts of information — runbooks, Confluence pages, diagrams, documentation, prior incidents — and reducing it into the minimum useful context an LLM or agent can use.That sounds powerful. But there is a catch. Sometimes the context simply is not there.Many of the largest and most complex organizations still run legacy systems where knowledge lives in people's heads, stale documentation, tribal memory, and unwritten assumptions.There may not be a clean process for turning that into usable context. That matters because agents do not magically understand your system. They work with the context they are given. If the context is missing, outdated, or wrong, the agent's usefulness maxes out early.3. Agentic systems are not just LLM demosA basic LLM workflow is relatively easy to demo:You give it a prompt.You connect a few tools.You add some APIs.You get a useful answer.That is impressive, but it is not the same thing as running an agentic system in a meaningful production environment.Bennett made a useful analogy here: running your own infrastructure versus using a hyperscaler.Cloud providers removed a lot of undifferentiated heavy lifting. Most companies do not want to spend half their time racking servers, managing data centers, and dealing with low-level infrastructure when they are trying to serve customers.Agentic systems create similar questions:* What parts of the work should be handled by the system?* What parts still need engineering discipline?* And what has to exist around the model before it is safe and useful?That surrounding structure is where the real work begins. Bennett called this harness engineering. Once you move beyond an LLM demo, you have to think about memory, learning, tool usage, identity, federation, security, evaluations, and guardrails.That is a very different problem from “the model gave a good answer on my laptop.” SREs know why that distinction matters. “It works on my machine” is not an acceptable reliability strategy.A runbook that recovers a thousand-node database cannot be non-deterministic, undocumented, and dependent on someone's local setup. If it is part of the operational backbone, it needs to be reliable.Agentic AI does not remove that requirement. It makes it more important.Bonus: Agents expose weak engineering practicesAgentic AI not only introduces new problems but it also reveals old ones.* Weak APIs.* Brittle runbooks.* Missing context.* Poor evals.* Unclear tool boundaries.* Operational shortcuts.Systems that were designed assuming careful human use may behave very differently when AI agents start using them. That is why this conversation matters for SRE.Agentic AI is not only a productivity story. It is a reliability story.It forces teams to ask whether their existing practices are strong enough for a world where more actions can be generated, recommended, or executed by autonomous systems.The silver lining for reliability workAgentic AI does not remove the need for reliability thinking. It raises the bar for it. The tools will change. The workflows will change. Some tasks will absolutely be automated or reshaped.But the hardest parts of reliability are still the hard parts:* understanding the system* knowing the trade-offs* building reliable operational processes* making good judgment calls under uncertainty and* owning the outcome when something changes in productionThat is why SRE does not disappear in an agentic AI world.It becomes one of the disciplines that makes the agentic AI world survivable.So if your team is already using AI around incidents, observability, runbooks, infrastructure, or production workflows, the question is not whether the future is coming. The future is already in the workflow.The real question is whether your reliability practices are ready for it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit read.srepath.com

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Jeff Bezos joins the show from San Francisco along with his co-founder and co-CEO of AI startup Prometheus. Just announcing a new $12B series B funding round which values the firm at $41B. Bezos speaking for one of the first times about Prometheus' ambitions. From chips to jet engines to batteries to solar and manufacturing. That extending conversation, only on Squawk on the Street. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discussed a report from Iranian state media, which said Iran will consider all of Elon Musk's companies in the Middle East as military targets as it retaliates against the U.S. This comes one day before Musk's SpaceX is set to go public with a historic and massive IPO. The anchors reacted to Oracle shares taking a hit: The company's AI spending plans overshadowed a Q4 beat. In San Francisco, David previewed his interview with Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, Co-CEOs and Co-Founders of AI startup Prometheus. KKR, Nvidia, Vistra and Kuwait Investment Authority have launched a new AI infrastructure company, Helix Digital Infrastructure. The CEO of Helix and a top executive at KKR joined the program to talk about it. Also in focus: Stocks try to rebound from Wednesday's sell-off, hotter-than-expected May PPI, a look back at SpaceX through the years.  Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Classical wisdom should illuminate humanity's path forward and address key questions of our time, including how to keep our world in peace and order, according to an initiative announced at the closing ceremony of the Second World Conference of Classics in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday.周三，第二届世界古典学大会在希腊雅典落下帷幕，会上发布一项倡议。该倡议提出，古典智慧应为人类前行之路指引方向，并解答当今时代的核心问题，其中就包括如何维护世界的和平与秩序。Surrounded by stunning frescoes depicting Prometheus stealing the fire to enlighten the human world at the Academy of Athens, over 200 scholars from Asia, Europe, America and Africa engaged in in-depth discussions to reach the consensus regarding the role of classical studies in safeguarding the future of humanity.雅典学院内，精美壁画描绘着普罗米修斯盗火启迪人间的场景。来自亚、欧、美、非四大洲的200余名学者在此展开深入探讨，就古典学研究在守护人类未来中扮演的角色达成共识。"Only by knowing where we come from can we understand where we stand today and where we are heading," said the initiative.倡议中写道：知来路，方能明当下、知前行。It urged "harnessing the power of virtues in classical wisdom" to remain steadfast on the right course of civilization, "promoting friendship and coexistence" to build a home for our shared future of humanity, "safeguarding peace and order" to strengthen the foundations of future security, and "cultivating humanistic values in the digital age" to guide technological progress.倡议呼吁：汲取古典智慧中的美德力量，坚守文明正道；倡导友好共处，共建人类命运共同体；维护和平秩序，筑牢未来安全根基；培育数字时代的人文价值，引领科技向善发展。"We are confident that classical studies will provide an inexhaustible source of wisdom and strength for humanity's peace, development and shared future," it said.倡议表示：我们坚信，古典学研究将为人类的和平、发展与共同未来，源源不断地提供智慧与力量。Scholars told China Daily that it was the right time for Chinese and Greek academies to co-host the conference in Athens, which is also a symbolic city of dialogue in ancient history, as the world experiences fundamental changes and rising conflicts of interests and ideologies.多位学者在接受《中国日报》采访时表示，当下世界格局发生深刻变革，利益与意识形态冲突不断加剧，中希学界携手在雅典举办此次大会恰逢其时。雅典自古便是文明对话的象征之城。Roger Ames, humanities chair professor at Peking University and vice-president of the International Confucian Association, said the world should congratulate China for helping to shift the world's conversation from geopolitics to civilization.北京大学人文讲席教授、国际儒学联合会副会长罗杰·艾姆斯表示，中国推动全球议题从地缘政治转向文明交流，值得世界为之称赞。"What China has been doing for the last 20 years is promoting a civilizational dialogue where we talk not about money and military power, but about family, values, shared histories, and what we want for our grandchildren," he added.他补充道：“过去二十年间，中国一直在推动文明对话。对话的核心不再是财富与军力，而是家庭、价值观、共同的历史，以及我们想留给后代的未来。”Amphilochios Papathomas, a professor of ancient Greek literature and papyrology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, said the escalation of conflicts can be avoided through dialogue.雅典国立及卡波迪斯特里亚大学古希腊文学与纸草学教授安菲洛希奥斯·帕帕索马斯认为，依靠对话能够避免冲突不断升级。"What we have learned from classical authors, like Thucydides, is that we have to be very cautious to avoid a military and political escalation," he said.他说：“从修昔底德等古典先贤的著作中我们领悟到，必须谨言慎行，防止军事与政治冲突持续升级。”Papathomas added that the peaceful shift in the balance of power between the United Kingdom and the United States in the early 20th century showed it was possible to avoid the "Thucydides Trap" of military conflict because the two countries had mutual respect.帕帕索马斯还提到，20世纪初英美两国实现权力格局的和平更迭，印证了只要两国相互尊重，就能够规避引发军事冲突的“修昔底德陷阱”。"If we achieve that between East and West by studying Eastern classics and Western classics, we will be able to get rid of this 'Thucydides Trap' and construct a very peaceful and prosperous future for the generations to come," he said.他表示：“倘若东西方能够通过研习东西方经典做到彼此尊重，就能跳出‘修昔底德陷阱'，为子孙后代打造一个和平繁荣的未来。”Hu Yujuan, a senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of World History, said that war cannot be ended by war but by love and benevolence.中国社会科学院世界历史研究所资深研究员胡玉娟表示，以战止战终无出路，唯有仁爱方能终结纷争。She noted that the ancient Roman Empire once revered Mars, the god of war, and achieved only a temporary form of "peace through war". However, after turning to worship Venus, the goddess of love, it entered a period of lasting stability known as the "Pax Romana", a roughly 200-year era of peace and stability.她指出，古罗马帝国曾尊崇战神玛尔斯，依靠战争换来的和平转瞬即逝。而当帝国转而信奉爱神维纳斯后，便迎来了长达约两百年、长治久安的“罗马和平”时代。"Classical wisdom tells us that violence cannot resolve all conflicts," Hu said. "Only the power of love can eliminate conflict and lead to harmony."胡玉娟说道：“古典智慧昭示我们，暴力无法化解所有矛盾。唯有爱的力量，才能消弭纷争、促成和谐。”1. illuminate /ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/照亮；阐明，启迪2. fresco /ˈfreskəʊ/壁画3. consensus /kənˈsensəs/共识，一致意见4. inexhaustible /ˌɪnɪɡˈzɔːstəbl/用不完的；源源不断的5. escalation /ˌeskəˈleɪʃn/升级，加剧6. benevolence /bəˈnevələns/仁爱，善心，仁慈

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. Prometheus Steals the Fire! After the sun sets at night, the humans have to live in the cold and dark, and Zeus doesn't care. But Prometheus does! And he's figuring out a way to help! Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!! If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us! Check out our new YouTube channel at youtube.com/storiespodcast. If you've ever wanted to read along with our stories, now you can! These read-along versions of our stories are great for early readers trying to improve their skills or even adults learning English for the first time. Check it out.

When Bibi gets stuck writing the Prometheus episode, she calls her good friend Morag. Together will they find a way through? This episode concludes Season 3 and includes extracts from Ovid and Aeschylus, some chit-chat and a beautiful poem by Morag Cross.  Sound by Geoff Chong. Production by Geoff Chong & Bibi Jacob. The Ovid extract is from Metamorphoses 1.76–88 in a translation by A.S. Kline The Prometheus Unbound extract, translated by Smythe, appears in Cicero's Tusculan Disputations (Book 2, Section 10.23-25) not one of his speeches! Stelliferous' Heracles post: https://rebelstargazer.substack.com/p/hercules My article on writer's block: https://buymeacoffee.com/talesofthenightsky/what-blocking-writer

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Grapevine's Editor-in-Chief Bart Cameron, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: The Russian Spying Vessel Yuri Ivanov Within Iceland's Exclusive Economic ZoneSince a Nato exercise in the North-Atlantic in May, the Russian spying vessel Yuri Ivanov has been sailing within Iceland's 200 mile Oceanic Exlusive Economic Zone, and is now west of Iceland, which is highly unusual. The Icelandic coastguard has been watching the vessel and the Icelandic Foreign Ministry says it poses no threat. Around 70-80% Of Iceland's Farmsteads Do Not Engage In Traditional Farming The Agriculture University of Iceland held a seminar to discuss a new report on who owns farmland in Iceland. Around 600 farms are owned by estates of deceased farmer, and 13% of farms in Iceland are not in any use, while between 70-80% of farmland is generally not used for traditional farming. The report also points out that around 40 farms are owned by two foreign billionaires, one of which Jim Ratcliffe, is also the fourth largest holder of farmland in Iceland, behind the Icelandic state, municipalities and the Icelandic church. The report creates questions about whether or not current laws in Iceland on farms need modifications to deal with a changed reality in the use or - as in this case - the non-use, of farmland, and does actually suggest that changes should be made to the law to deal with specific aspects, such as unclear ownership, unclear use, foreign ownership, and better data collection with regards to use and ownership, citing numerous cases where such changes have been made in recent years in neighboring countries.Dettifoss Side Hiking Route ClosedNew research has revealed numerous fissures under one of the popular hiking routes from the west towards Iceland's (and the whole of Europe's) most powerful waterfall Dettifoss. Dettifoss is located in North-East Iceland, and is a popular tourist destination, made famous by its prominence in the opening sequence of Ridley Scott's 2012 film Prometheus. New research has revealed that the area is a fissure zone under a hiking route called Fosshvammur, and the route has been permanently closed. Other hiking routes on the west side of the river in which the waterfall is located are safe, and so is the viewing platform on that side of the river. Two Tourists On Bikes Rescued By SARS Teams In The HighlandsTow tourists who were attempting to bike a well known highland road in the southern highlands of Iceland had to be rescued by SARS teams, when snowmelts got the better of them. The Federation of Icelandic Industries Warns Of Increased Indebtedness In The Construction IndustryNot only that, the chair of the Icelandic Housing and Construction Authority  says that apartments and neighborhoods have been planned for people that don't exist. Housing prices have fallen in real terms, the number of apartments for sale has increased, and it is taking longer to sell properties, especially new apartments. The outlook is dire.Bubbi Morthens 70th Birthday Concert Last WeekendBubbi played two shows for more than 10.000 people total in Laugardalshöll stadium this weekend. He dropped some comments between songs on inflation and said it was time to say either “yes” or “no”. While Bubbi didn't explicitly mention the upcoming referendum on restarting negotiations with the EU on accession, the crowd non the less booed his statement. A few songs later he talked about his dismay about the importation of politics to Iceland that targeted minorities, before launching into his 1984 hit “Strákarnir á Borginni”, and important song for championing gay rights in Iceland in the 1980s. 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Join the journey on Talk Cosmos, Sunday 7 JUNE 2026, 1–2 p.m. PDT (4-5 p.m. EDT) speaking about the fullness of the “Chiron Taurus Cycle – Awakening Sufficiency”. Canadian Astrologer and professional Acutonic Practitioner, Tracy Quinault joins host Sue 'Rose' Minahan and panel member Dr. Laura Tadd.With Chiron in Aries these past eight years, we initiated and claimed our true identity. Now, as Chiron enters Taurus for its next cycle, we alchemize the pain of scarcity into the power of abundance, firmly establishing our self-reliance, worth, and value.The evolutionary heart of Chiron's journey through Taurus speaks to a deep, cellular realization that your core value need not be something we must manufacture, earn, or defend. Rather, our internal worth and value remains an innate reality centered right within our physical body and spirit.Chiron's next archetypal period will move us beyond defining our wound consciousness of being "never enough" into a state of being "fully sufficient". A personal acknowledgment that establishes within us a profound act of spiritual self-reliance.Chiron enters Taurus starting 19 June to 18 September 2026. Then returns to stay for the next 6 years starting 14 April 2027. During the first two months, Jupiter enters Leo right in the middle on 26 July, encouraging us to build something lasting as we continue to transform our full identity into a profound inner stability.In myth, Chiron, rejected and abandoned at birth, raised and taught by Apollo became a Master Healer. Yet unable to heal an eternal mortal wound, Chiron surrendered his immortality to free Prometheus from his punishment after giving fire to humanity without sanctification. Zeus rewarded Chiron and elevated him from Hade's death to live eternally in the star constellation Centaurus. Centaur Chiron: The Wounded Healer: A centaur, Chiron's half human and half horse (nature). Chiron's cycle a profound reckoning with our deepest wounds and the wisdom they carry. In Taurus, the wound lends its experience to gain self-reliance, worth and value.Catch new weekly episodes and subscribe to TalkCosmos.com plus YouTube channel @TalkCosmos to access the latest content through YouTube, Facebook, radio, and podcast platforms.TRACY QUINLAN: Tracy is a practicing astrologer for 11 years. She's earned Astrological certificates from Kepler College, the School of Traditional Astrology (STA), and has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology. She cohosts a podcast, Welcome To Sky Notes, with Lillian Bennett. As a practitioner of Acutonics Sound Therapy, Tracy continues learning, evolving, and developing her skills in all of her work.LAURA TADD: A spiritually oriented psychological astrologer, Dr. Tadd works as an astrological counselor, writer, teacher, and lecturer both in-person and remotely with people worldwide. Laura teaches 6–8-week online courses on astrology and personal mythology and co-facilitates retreats internationally. Creator of “Moon Journal”. Info at website: MythicSky.comSUE ROSE MINAHAN: an Evolutionary Astrologer Consultant, speaker, writer. Vibrational Astrology student with Linda Berry. Dwarf Planet University graduate. A mythology enthusiast, Musician, and Artist. Founder Talk Cosmos since 2018 where weekly conversations awaken heart and soul consciousness to align personal meaningfulness, connect curiosity and creativity to successfully develop life's turning points. Presented on YouTube, Facebook, radio & podcasts. Website: TalkCosmos.com and YouTube.com/@TalkCosmos.#Chiron #Taurus #Aries #UranusGemini #JupiterLeo #TalkCosmos #Astrology2026 #SueRoseMinanan #TracyQuinlan #WelcometoSkyNotespodcast #DrLauraTadd #AstrologicalCycles #WoundedHealer #MythicSkySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join the journey on Talk Cosmos, Sunday 7 JUNE 2026, 1–2 p.m. PDT (4-5 p.m. EDT) speaking about the fullness of the “Chiron Taurus Cycle – Awakening Sufficiency”. Canadian Astrologer and professional Acutonic Practitioner, Tracy Quinault joins host Sue 'Rose' Minahan and panel member Dr. Laura Tadd. With Chiron in Aries these past eight years, we initiated and claimed our true identity. Now, as Chiron enters Taurus for its next cycle, we alchemize the pain of scarcity into the power of abundance, firmly establishing our self-reliance, worth, and value. The evolutionary heart of Chiron's journey through Taurus speaks to a deep, cellular realization that your core value need not be something we must manufacture, earn, or defend. Rather, our internal worth and value remains an innate reality centered right within our physical body and spirit. Chiron's next archetypal period will move us beyond defining our wound consciousness of being "never enough" into a state of being "fully sufficient". A personal acknowledgment that establishes within us a profound act of spiritual self-reliance. Chiron enters Taurus starting 19 June to 18 September 2026. Then returns to stay for the next 6 years starting 14 April 2027. During the first two months, Jupiter enters Leo right in the middle on 26 July, encouraging us to build something lasting as we continue to transform our full identity into a profound inner stability. In myth, Chiron, rejected and abandoned at birth, raised and taught by Apollo became a Master Healer. Yet unable to heal an eternal mortal wound, Chiron surrendered his immortality to free Prometheus from his punishment after giving fire to humanity without sanctification. Zeus rewarded Chiron and elevated him from Hade's death to live eternally in the star constellation Centaurus. Centaur Chiron: The Wounded Healer: A centaur, Chiron's half human and half horse (nature). Chiron's cycle a profound reckoning with our deepest wounds and the wisdom they carry. In Taurus, the wound lends its experience to gain self-reliance, worth and value. Catch new weekly episodes and subscribe to TalkCosmos.com plus YouTube channel @TalkCosmos to access the latest content through YouTube, Facebook, radio, and podcast platforms. TRACY QUINLAN: Tracy is a practicing astrologer for 11 years. She's earned Astrological certificates from Kepler College, the School of Traditional Astrology (STA), and has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology. She cohosts a podcast, Welcome To Sky Notes, with Lillian Bennett. As a practitioner of Acutonics Sound Therapy, Tracy continues learning, evolving, and developing her skills in all of her work. LAURA TADD: A spiritually oriented psychological astrologer, Dr. Tadd works as an astrological counselor, writer, teacher, and lecturer both in-person and remotely with people worldwide. Laura teaches 6–8-week online courses on astrology and personal mythology and co-facilitates retreats internationally. Creator of “Moon Journal”. Info at website: MythicSky.com SUE ROSE MINAHAN: an Evolutionary Astrologer Consultant, speaker, writer. Vibrational Astrology student with Linda Berry. Dwarf Planet University graduate. A mythology enthusiast, Musician, and Artist. Founder Talk Cosmos since 2018 where weekly conversations awaken heart and soul consciousness to align personal meaningfulness, connect curiosity and creativity to successfully develop life's turning points. Presented on YouTube, Facebook, radio & podcasts. Website: TalkCosmos.com and YouTube.com/@TalkCosmos. #Chiron #Taurus #Aries #UranusGemini #JupiterLeo #TalkCosmos #Astrology2026 #SueRoseMinanan #TracyQuinlan #WelcometoSkyNotespodcast #DrLauraTadd #AstrologicalCycles #WoundedHealer #MythicSky

Es ist der größte KI-Exit Österreichs und einer der größten Exits der Startup-Geschichte überhaupt: Mistral AI kaufte sich kürzlich Emmi AI aus Linz. Was ist da jetzt geplant, was wird in der industriellen KI passieren, und wohin geht Europas Branche? Das diskutieren heute im Podcast sprechen Jakob Steinschaden, Mitgründer von eustella und Trending Topics, und Clemens Wasner, CEO von EnliteAI und Vorsitzender von AI Austria mit Johannes Brandstetter, Mitgründer und KI-Kopf von Emmi AI und künftig als VP AI for Science bei Mistral AI unterwegs:

Usilovně jsme se snažili vymyslet, o čem si tentokrát v Lootboxu budeme povídat a napadlo nás, že by nebylo špatné probrat nějaké ty videohry! A tentokrát se jich sešlo vlastně poměrně dost, od zahrabaných myší, dobrých realtime strategií s příšerným UI, přes nějaké ty kartičky až k web-based 4X strategiím. A cestou jsme se zvládli podívat i na pár filmů a zahrát si nějaká ta stolní RPGčka.

We're reaching the biggies on the Prometheus now, as we look at its Captain, Janek.

We’re reaching the biggies on the Prometheus now, as we look at its Captain, Janek. The post Alien In Character – Janek first appeared on NEOZAZ.

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This week on a supersized Memorial Day Weekend edition of the GeekWire Podcast: A massive IPO filing from SpaceX includes new details about Elon Musk's Starlink business and its satellite factory in Redmond. Jeff Bezos talks about wealth, inequality and eventually tech in an hour-long CNBC appearance. John goes to World Cup ticketing hell and turns to ChatGPT and Gemini when FIFA's support falls short. And a special Sam Altman/Seattle startup edition of GeekWire Trivia. With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook. Related Links: SpaceX is churning out 70 Starlink satellites a week in Redmond, and other tidbits from its IPO filing From the archives: SpaceX founder Elon Musk reveals new $10B 'Space Internet' plan at private Seattle event CNBC: Jeff Bezos blasts New York City school spending: It doesn’t get better outcomes Jeff Bezos describes his $38B startup Prometheus for the first time: ‘Nothing to do with robotics’ Expedia at 30, the inside story: Online travel giant navigates its third tech disruption Seattle, we've got an image problem The view from Bellevue: Seattle has the foundation for future growth — if it can fix its taxes Former Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has a new gig — startup CEO Why this Seattle-area startup is putting its name on the front of an English Premier League soccer team CEO of Paul Allen’s $3.1B science and tech fund steps down less than a year after launch Award-winning Business Journal photographer Anthony Bolante dies at 58 'Soma' Somasegar, 1966-2026: Microsoft and Madrona leader was a champion of developers and startups See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Alphabet gooit Google op de schop. De kip met de gouden eieren moet eraan geloven: de zoekmachine zal nooit meer hetzelfde zijn. Op hun jaarlijkse conferentie kondigt de techreus aan dat Google voortaan een chatbot met kunstmatige intelligentie is. Deze aflevering kijken we of dat wel slim is, of dat ze hun kip met gouden eieren niet slachten. Spoiler alert: onze eigen techcollega's zijn er in ieder geval helemaal niet enthousiast over. Dan hoor je ook een brullende V8 motor van een Mercedes. Of althans, een bandje. Want Mercedes klanten krijgen die voortaan bij hun peperdure, elektrische bak. Op die manier hopen de Duitsers dat klanten (die smullen van zo'n benzineslurpende motor) worden overtuigd om elektrisch te rijden. We hebben het alvast over de cijfers van Nvidia en over die van CSG. Dat kwam vandaag wel met de cijfers en die worden extreem goed ontvangen. Waarmee ze shortsellers (die het bedrijf eerder nog onder vuur namen) de vinger geven. Te gast: Martine Hafkamp van Fintessa Vermogensbeheer BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie. Van Musk tot Microsoft en van Ahold tot ASML. Wij vertellen je wat beleggers bezighoudt, wie de markten in beweging zet en wat dat betekent voor jouw beleggingsportefeuille.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 DISCLOSURE DAY IS HERE  Trump administration just dropped the first wave of UAP/UFO files (over 1 billion documents) and Neph to America is breaking it down IN STUDIO with special guest Doc Brown of Prometheus Lens Podcast!David Lee Corbo (The Raven) and Top Lobsta react to the massive dump: the controversial “Raziel” containment memo from the Joint Chiefs (1985), alleged alien skeleton on the moon (April Fools hoax exposed), Ezekiel's wheels within wheels matching orb/UFO footage, and more. They also debunk the “secret pastors meeting” drama with Tony Merkel, Tennessee pastors, Perry Stone drama, and Jim Burleson — plus Lauren Boebert openly saying UFOs are spiritual/demonic and tied to fallen angels & Nephilim.Doc Brown joins for a full breakdown of the great deception: aliens as fallen angels rebranding themselves, reverse-engineered tech, the coming ideological war against Christians calling it out, and why this feels like the longest engagement in history. They also hit messages from mom (hantavirus + X-Files alien plague clip), predict aliens crashing the White House UFC event, and unpack the full-court press of disclosure.This is the episode conspiracy Christians have been waiting for — raw, unfiltered, and zero gatekeeping.Support the show & get early access, ad-free episodes, private communities & merch discounts: patreon.com/NephilimDeathSquad  Grab tickets & merch for Brohemian Grove (BroGrove) at toplobsta.com — Doc Brown has the sickest table!Follow Doc Brown / Prometheus Lens:YouTube: Prometheus Lens PodcastInstagram: @prometheus_lensX: @Prometheus_LensWebsite: prometheuslenspodcast.com Nephilim Death Squad | Neph to America — Cultural commentary for the end of days.00:00 – Intro & Studio Welcome with Doc Brown (Prometheus Lens)02:45 – Patreon, BroGrove Tickets & Doc's Epic Merch Table08:10 – Trump Drops 1 Billion+ UAP Disclosure Files (First Wave)11:50 – Initial Reaction: “This Feels Gay” – Why Disclosure is Underwhelming18:20 – Tennessee Pastors “Secret Meeting” Full Breakdown (Tony Merkel, Perry Stone, Jim Burleson)29:15 – Debunking the Media Spin & Closed-Door Pastors Drama37:40 – Lauren Boebert: “UFOs Are Demonic / Fallen Angels & Nephilim”45:10 – Raziel Containment Document (1985 Joint Chiefs Memo)51:30 – Alien Skeleton on Moon Hoax Exposed + Government Gaslighting57:45 – Ezekiel's Wheels Within Wheels in the UFO Files1:04:20 – Doc Brown on the Great Deception & Spiritual War Coming1:12:50 – Messages From Mom: Hantavirus Outbreak + X-Files Alien Plague Clip1:22:30 – Gary Wayne on 13 Bloodlines & Nephilim1:28:10 – Trump Impression & Messages From Mom Chaos1:33:45 – Prediction: Aliens Crash the White House UFC Event?1:37:20 – Closing Thoughts & Final WarningsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nephilim-death-squad--6389018/support.☠️ Nephilim Death Squad — New episodes 5x/week.Join our Patreon for early access, bonus shows & the private Telegram hive.Subscribe on YouTube & Rumble, follow @NephilimDSquad on X/Instagram, grab merch at toplobsta.com. Questions/bookings: chroniclesnds@gmail.com — Stay dangerous.

Join David Lee Corbo (The Raven) and Top Lobsta on Nephilim Death Squad as Doc Brown from the Prometheus Lens Podcast joins them IN STUDIO for a mind-blowing deep dive into his upcoming book!Doc Brown connects the dots between the ancient Dragon Court, serpent seed Nephilim bloodlines, Cain's descendants, Scythian origins of vampires/werewolves/fairies, and the elite ruling class that traces back to the Anunnaki and Apkallu.They expose how menstrual blood rituals, grail maidens, dragon princesses, and “starfire” were used by this sub-human bloodline for power, rejuvenation, and kingship — including Solomon's 700 wives and 300 concubines feeding on pomegranates, lilies, and sticky mirth in the Song of Solomon.Topics include: adrenochrome and modern blood harvesting, Amalekites as “blood lickers,” red-haired/green-eyed Aryan Dragon Court elites, reptilian shapeshifters, Sobek, Inanna, Gilgamesh's vampiric mother, Viking berserkers, ancestor worship in tombs, the Ouroboros emblem, Sheila Na Gig, Melusine, Tuatha de Danann, Phoenician/Pharaonic inbreeding, Bohemian Grove druid rituals, and how all of this ties directly into current alien disclosure, hybridization programs, and biblical prophecy.Plus: why the Catholic Church demonized these real people as undead vampires, the scientific basis for blood rejuvenation (young blood studies), and why the Bible repeatedly warns against drinking blood.Doc Brown also discusses his previous book The Epic of Esau: Birth, Rite and Seed War, available with autographed copies, stickers, and bookmarks directly from him. Support Nephilim Death Squad & get ad-free episodes, live Brohemian Grove stream access & merch discounts: patreon.com/NephilimDeathSquad TopLopsa.com merch (use NDS discount code)  Guest: Doc Brown – Prometheus Lens Podcast• Website & autographed book: prometheuslenspodcast.com• The Epic of Esau (physical, digital, Audible): Amazon or direct from site• Listen everywhere: YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts  Website & autographed books/stickers/goodie bags: prometheuslenspodcast.comThe Epic of Esau (physical, digital, Audible narrated by Doc Brown): Available direct from his site or AmazonPodcast: Prometheus Lens Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts (and all major platforms)New book (vampire/Dragon Court project): In progress — expected by fall (full-time content creation now)00:00 – Welcome to Nephilim Death Squad + Intro  00:45 – Patreon, TopLopsa.com, Bohemian Grove tickets & livestream plug  03:20 – Introducing in-studio guest Doc Brown (Prometheus Lens Podcast)  06:10 – Where to find Doc Brown + The Epic of Esau book (autographed + goodie bags)  09:55 – New book tease: Vampires, menstrual blood, Dragon Court & cryptids  14:40 – Serpent Seed, Dragon Court, Devere's The Dragon Legacy, Anunnaki origins  20:25 – Cain's bloodline, Sumerian Kings List, Gilgamesh's vampiric mother  26:10 – Dragon Court subclasses: Fairies, vampires, werewolves, elves  30:45 – Biblical blood laws (Leviticus, Deuteronomy) & why they were written  35:20 – Adrenochrome, young blood studies, melatonin & pale skin  41:05 – Ancestor worship, tombs, Viking berserkers & fair folk  46:30 – Paul Stobbs, Cain's mark, pale Nephilim & Amalekites (“blood lickers”)  52:15 – Dragon Court emblem breakdown (Ouroboros, lotus, dragons)  57:40 – Baphomet, inverted pentagrams, starfire & grail maidens  1:03:10 – Reptilians, Sobek, seraphim & the serpent curse  1:08:45 – Inbreeding, blood addiction & “Limitless pill” analogy  1:14:20 – Idun's apples of red gold, Norse myths & elite “adrenochrome withdrawal”  1:20:35 – Alien disclosure, hybridization programs & current events  1:26:50 – Scythians, etymology of pixies/leprechauns, scale armor  1:33:00 – Sheila Na Gig, Melusine, labyrinths & sacred groves  1:38:40 – Druids, Bohemian Grove, Tree of Life & Phoenician/Pharaonic inbreeding  1:44:05 – Revelation: Scarlet Whore, red dragon & “porneia” (starfire) cup  1:47:30 – Song of Solomon deep dive: lilies, pomegranates, sticky mirth & Solomon's harem  1:49:00 – Closing thoughts, where to find Doc Brown & outroBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nephilim-death-squad--6389018/support.☠️ Nephilim Death Squad — New episodes 5x/week.Join our Patreon for early access, bonus shows & the private Telegram hive.Subscribe on YouTube & Rumble, follow @NephilimDSquad on X/Instagram, grab merch at toplobsta.com. Questions/bookings: chroniclesnds@gmail.com — Stay dangerous.

JOIN PATREON FOR AD-FREE LISTENING & MORE PERKS: patreon.com/sleepandsorcery   Catch the tailwind of inspiration in tonight's mythology-inspired sleep story.   In tonight's story, you are a devoted sculptor – an artist and a craftsperson. You are hard at work completing a pair of sculptures for display in a Romantic garden, which you hope will become your masterpiece. The figures are Prometheus and Pandora, of Greek myth. But you are stuck on certain features; you struggle to sculpt their hands. Reflecting on the nature of craft, control, and power in mythology and art, you mold countless iterations of the sculpture's hands before bringing the pair to life. Concludes with a Yoga Nidra-style body scan. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH 100 ORIGINAL STORIES!   Music & Sound: A Glimpse of Avalon by Flouw, Meditation Aquatic by 369, Via Epidemic Sound   Sleep & Sorcery is a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. My name is Laurel, and I'll be your guide on tonight's fantastical journey. Sleep & Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Follow along with my voice for as long as it serves you, and when you're ready, feel free to let go of the story and relax into sleep.   All stories are written and read by me, Laurel Hostak Jones… never by AI.     Order the Sleep & Sorcery book! https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/sleepandsorcery Sleep & Sorcery: A Collection of Enchanting Bedtime Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Meaningful Rest, unlimited paperback now available from Crossed Crow Books. Limited edition hardcover is available as well. The book features many of your favorite stories, plus exclusive writings and a suite of rituals to enrich your resting and waking life. Stories like mine are best with headphones! For comfort and security when drifting off to sleep, SleepPhones are the best thing I've found. They won't fall out like earbuds, and they're not bulky or uncomfortable like most over-ear headphones.   Learn more: https://www.sleepphones.com/?aff=846     Now you can support Sleep & Sorcery on Patreon. Pledge a monthly donation to Sleep & Sorcery, which helps me keep making original bedtime stories for you. In return, you can qualify for exclusive supporter benefits, like episode scripts, bonus sleepy readings of classic literature, merch discounts, and giveaways. I hope you'll consider supporting me on Patreon, so I can continue doing what I love.   Visit patreon.com/sleepandsorcery to learn more and pledge your support.     Instagram | Twitter | Insight Timer | YouTube | Newsletter Signup   Sleep & Sorcery MERCH Show your love of Sleep & Sorcery – or get some gifts for the sleepy sorcerer in your life with this cozy collection of apparel, dream journals, die-cut stickers, and home goods. Visit https://bit.ly/shopmyth.   Want to get in touch? sleepandsorcery@gmail.com   Disclaimer: some links in this description are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you decide to purchase the product, at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the Open Bedroom Podcast, I sit down with Jeff Abraham, CEO of Prometheus, a sexual wellness brand. Jeff shares how Prometheus developed their patented delay sprays and wipes to help men with premature ejaculation by reducing hypersensitivity—without numbing their partners. We dive into the "orgasm gap" between men and women, the importance of foreplay and communication, and why normalizing masturbation for men matters. Jeff also talks about female arousal gels, cock rings, and their Go Solo lotion. Throughout the episode, we focus on removing shame around sexual wellness and encourage couples to explore intimacy openly using the right tools.Unrealistic Expectations from Porn (00:00:01)Discusses how porn creates anxiety and unrealistic expectations about sex and performance.Origins of Promescent and PE Treatments (00:01:51)Jeff explains the founding of Promescent, early PE treatments, and the science behind their delay spray.How the Delay Spray Works (00:04:05)Details on the lidocaine-based spray, its unique formulation, and how it avoids numbing partners.The Orgasm Gap and Coping Mechanisms (00:06:14)Discusses the average duration of intercourse for men and women, the orgasm gap, and coping strategies.PE's Prevalence and Misdiagnosis (00:08:42)PE is more common than ED; misdiagnosis and psychological impacts are discussed.Anxiety, Confidence, and Sexual Performance (00:09:57)Explores the link between anxiety, confidence, and sexual performance in men.Impact of Porn on Sexual Expectations (00:13:38)How porn distorts expectations and increases anxiety for both men and women.Communication and Learning Your Partner (00:22:24)Importance of communication, understanding partner preferences, and overcoming shame in sexual relationships.Sex Education and Breaking Stereotypes (00:29:53)Lack of proper sex education, breaking myths about orgasms, and understanding female anatomy.Stigma and Physiology of Premature Ejaculation (00:56:48)Addressing stigma, physiological causes of PE, and the need for open discussion and solutions.Shop Promescent:https://www.promescent.com/Follow The Open Bedroom Podcast:https://www.instagram.com/theopenbedroompodcast/

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We'll focus on Beethoven's “Eroica” or “Prometheus” Variations, Op. 35, but also take a quick look at three of the bagatelles from Op. 33.

We'll look at Beethoven's ballet, The Creatures of Prometheus.

In the 1870s, the age of artificial light was still in its infancy. Gas lamps cast a dim glow on city streets, and early arc lights were just beginning to appear in a handful of public spaces. But reliable, practical light for homes and businesses remained out of reach for most people. Then, in 1878, America's most famous inventor, Thomas Edison, witnessed a demonstration of a novel electric generator and had a spark of inspiration. Edison was convinced that he would be the one to harness electricity to illuminate the world. He set his sights on an audacious goal: not just to improve the light bulb, but to build a system capable of lighting an entire city. It was a vision that would demand years of relentless experimentation and push him to the brink of failure. And just as his system flickered to life, a new rival would emerge — one with a radically different vision of electricity.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hola New Paradigmers!The more I build excitement,Around the simple things in life,The better I will feel each day,Not drained by struggle and strife.☉This is a week within a month within a year within a decade of BREAKING OUT OF THE MATRIX!  Not only is this third quarter square Moon in Aquarius but Pluto is stationing to go retrograde in Aquarius this week too.  Aquarius is the archetype of Prometheus in my book.  The titan who tricked Zeus (the king of Mt. Olympus), and then stole fire from the gods and brought it down for us humans.  He actually had a hand in forming the shapes of the bodies of the first humans too.  He was a rebel and an advocate for us humans as he fostered our evolutionary development.He defied the ruling class, the rulers themselves and the limitations they imposed on the population.  He was also punished for what he did but he bore his torturous fate with courage and dignity until freed by Chiron.  I believe he is a good model for us during these times as we too need to see through the limitations being imposed on us by today's ruling tyrants (in so many different institutions) and not continue to go along playing their game.  We may well be working toward a revolution of sorts ourselves in the upcoming years ahead.I say this because, in addition to the Aquarian emphasis, Uranus, the ruler of Aquarius, is conjunct Sedna for the next year.  In many ways we can see Sedna as a goddess of both righteousness and karma.  When humanity runs afoul of natural, moral laws her hair gets tangled, she gets angry, and withholds food (nourishment) until the situation is made right.  Together, Uranus and Sedna are for sure planning ways right now to help straighten out the mess we've made of the planet and each other over these last few thousand years.  This is the time of the "great reckoning" as foretold by Edgar Cayce.However, another aspect or dimension of Aquarius which fits in but further defines the rebellion, is the non-attachment to anything except TRUTH.  True liberation involves letting go not only of the past, social norms and expectations, but our own desires.  This fits hand in hand with the archetype of simplicity, Taurus, where both the Sun and Mercury are now transiting.  So let's all simplify, get back to land, cultivate awareness and kindness, and, like the mantra says: feel better everyday!  Blessings!This week's song is "A Venture" by Yes:  https://youtu.be/kW6aqvsScTQ?si=pH5isvXe0PouMeaIGet the Scorpio Full Moon Webinar replay here: https://bit.ly/4ti7CysSo Much Love,Kaypacha

Silvana, Eric and Tegan watch Stargate: SG-1 Season 6 Episode 20 "Memento." It's agreed among the hosts that this episode should have been called "Going To Other Planets." Stargate goes for a bit of a Star Trek feel with bringing back the Prometheus. Jack isn't acting like himself, again, and isn't respecting the established hierarchy of the ship. An interesting dynamic is established with the Tagreans but isn't really delivered on in a satisfying way. This episode was severely lacking a Daniel! Join the discussion on our socials. Episode ratings: Comedic Effect - 2/7 Chevrons Emotional Impact - 3/7 Chevrons Enjoyability - 3/7 Chevrons Culture/history/lore - 5/7 Chevrons Novelty - 2/7 Chevrons Technical Quality - 4/7 Chevrons Plot - 3/7 Chevrons Relevance to the overall story? Not relevant, don't skip  

Ridley Scott had no way of knowing when he selected this title that fans of the short-lived animated comedy "The Critic" would see it and immediately think, "Oh no! Promootheus!" But--Well, actually he did have a way of knowing, because "The Critic" originally aired between 1994 and 1995 so he could fully have anticipated this reaction. So honestly it's entirely his fault that this whole movie inadvertently references an old episode of "The Critic". He should really have known better. This information isn't brought up much in my episode on the film, but I had to talk about it somewhere so this is the place.But yes, 'Alien' prequel, return to the franchise for legendary director Ridley Scott, controversial film with a complicated legacy, we'll touch on it all. Just... "Oh no! Promootheus!"

Join us on Talk Cosmos, Sunday 3 MAY 2026, 1–2 p.m. PDT (4-5 p.m. EDT) for an inquisitive discussion on “Mars Chiron 28° Aries”. Relocated to Seattle, Astrologer Tara Aal returns to join host Sue 'Rose' Minahan and panel member Dr. Laura Tadd.Chiron: The Wounded Healer: Chiron's 50½-year orbit marks a profound rite of passage — a reckoning with our deepest wounds and the wisdom they carry.In myth, Chiron was abandoned at birth, raised by Apollo, and became a Master Healer — yet was struck by a poison arrow he himself had taught others to make. Unable to heal his own wound, he surrendered his immortality to free Prometheus. Zeus immortalized him among the stars. The wound that cannot be cured becomes our greatest gift by sharing our experienced wisdom in service with others.Chiron's 8-year transit through Aries touches on identity at its most primal — the becoming of selfhood, the right to exist as we are. Wounds here often begin at birth itself. Globally, the question echoes: Who belongs? What is a nation's true identity?The December 21, 2025, square with Jupiter in Cancer drew us back to our earliest roots — childhood, family, ‘belonging'. The energies asked how those old wounds shaped who we believe ourselves to be.May 16th, 2026, Aries ruler Mars conjuncts Chiron at 28° Aries. As Chiron's 8-year transit in Aries nears its completion, this meeting falls on the Taurus New Moon. Mars empowers our will, while Taurus grounds us in emotional self-trust and self-reliance. The celestial sky map turns our focus inward: what parts of ourselves have we excluded, denied, or left wounded — and what would it mean to finally include them whole?By summer 2026, Jupiter enters Leo and Chiron moves into Taurus — an invitation to build something lasting from all that has been transformed.The wound is not the end of the story.TARA AAL: An eclectic astrologer, writer, educator, artist, and tarot reader from Seattle — and co-author of Astrology by Moonlight and Natural Astrology. Since 2011, Tara's consulted, taught, and spoken at the Living Astrologies Conference, NORWAC, UAC, Kepler College, and ISAR. Building community is important to her. She nurtures it in the small groups moving through my private classes, and Astrology Essentials program. Tara also facilitate workshops with colleagues Stephanie Phillips and Walter Jager weaving together Jungian ideas, IFS (Internal Family Systems), and astrology.As an IFS-informed astrologer, her approach is human-first, embodied, imaginal, and experiential — helping to open and deepen relationships with our selves (our inner multiplicity) and each other. One of Tara's great passions is Living Planets 1st, an active, living astrological ritual for bringing out the planets within and without. She currently serves as Ethics Chair for CAPISAR.LAURA TADD: A spiritually oriented psychological astrologer, Dr. Tadd works as an astrological counselor, writer, teacher, and lecturer both in-person and remotely with people worldwide. Laura teaches 6–8-week online courses on astrology and personal mythology and co-facilitates retreats internationally. Creator of “Moon Journal”. Info at website: MythicSky.comSUE ROSE MINAHAN: an Evolutionary Astrologer Consultant, speaker, writer. Vibrational Astrology student, and Dwarf Planet Astrology graduate. Member of Kepler Astrologer Toastmaster Club, and WineCountrySpeakers.org. Holds an Associate of Fine Arts Music Degree and a Certificate of Fine Arts in Jazz. Mythology enthusiast, Musician, Artist. Founder Talk Cosmos since 2018 where weekly conversations awaken heart and soul consciousness to align personal meaningfulness, connect curiosity and creativity to successfully develop life's turning points on YouTube, Facebook, radio & podcasts. Website: TalkCosmos.com and YouTube.com/@TalkCosmos.#MarsChiron #Aries #UranusinGemini #SaturnNeptune #TalkCosmos #Astrology2026 #TaraAal #SueRoseMinanan #DrLauraTadd #AstrologicalCycles #WoundedHealerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elton opens an old door and is joined by Hal Curtis to discuss going to Gigs We hope you enjoy this episode.     Shonky Lab is a proud member of RogueTwoMedia Please do check out some other fine podcasts The Black Dog Podcast – Movie Review Show. The Great Derelict – Space, spaceship and Sci-Fi talk...

Welcome to Day 2851 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom – Theosis and Its Counterfeit: How Hermeticism, Gnosticism, and Their Heirs Distorted Deification. Wisdom-Trek Podcast Script - Day 2851 Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps!   I am Guthrie Chamberlain, and we are on Day 2851 of our Trek.   The Purpose of Wisdom-Trek is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Our current series of Theology Thursday lessons is written by theologian and teacher John Daniels. I have found that his lessons are short, easy to understand, doctrinally sound, and applicable to all who desire to learn more of God's Word. John's lessons can be found on his website   theologyinfive.com.   Today's lesson is titled:  Theosis and Its Counterfeit: How Hermeticism, Gnosticism, and Their Heirs Distorted Deification. The Eastern Orthodox Church preserves one of the most profound teachings of Christianity: theosis, or deification. This doctrine is not about erasing the line between Creator and creation but about God drawing humanity into His own life. Through Christ's incarnation, death, and resurrection, believers become partakers of the divine nature, not by nature but by grace. Athanasius expressed it clearly: “God became man so that man might become god.” By this, the Fathers never meant that humanity becomes equal to Yahweh in essence. Rather, theosis means that through grace we are healed, restored, and glorified in Christ, sharing in His life while always remaining His creatures. The Counterfeit in Eden The serpent in Eden also offered a form of deification. His words, “You will be like gods,” suggested that humanity could seize by rebellion what God intended to give through communion. The Eastern Orthodox vision of theosis fulfills God's purpose, while the serpent's promise distorts it. Throughout history, this distortion has reappeared in many guises, most notably in Hermeticism and Gnosticism. Echoes of Antediluvian Rebellion Many occult systems, whether ancient mystery religions or modern esoteric revivals, could have drawn their perceived legitimacy from the idea that they recover lost knowledge from before the Flood. Traditions surrounding the Watchers, the Apkallu, or figures like Prometheus all involve heavenly beings imparting forbidden wisdom to humanity in defiance of divine boundaries. This knowledge, which included arts, sciences, and sorcery, was not neutral. It was given with the intent to corrupt and destroy. After the Flood, while the physical giants perished, their spirits, what later literature calls demons, remained. These disembodied spirits could have been the source of insight or inspiration for occult practitioners throughout history, masquerading as guides to hidden wisdom while promoting rebellion against God. Whether through direct contact or mythic lineage, many esoteric movements trace their roots back to this primeval transgression. Hermeticism: Optimistic Gnosis The Corpus Hermeticum, composed in the early centuries of the Christian era, fused Egyptian religion with Greek philosophy. It taught that humans contain a divine spark that can be awakened through hidden wisdom. Salvation came not through God's grace but through gnosis, mystical ascent, and the realization of one's innate divinity. Unlike Gnosticism, Hermeticism viewed the cosmos more positively, as a reflection of divine order, but its end goal was the same: erasing the line between Creator and creation. Gnosticism: Dualistic Gnosis Gnosticism developed in the same cultural environment and shared Hermeticism's focus on hidden wisdom and the divine spark in man. But it was far more pessimistic. Many Gnostic systems taught that the material world was a prison fashioned by a false or ignorant creator, the Demiurge. Salvation meant escaping matter entirely and returning to the realm of spirit. Its texts, like the Apocryphon of John or the Gospel of Thomas, presented elaborate myths of aeons, archons, and cosmic struggles that reframed rebellion as enlightenment. Parallel Streams of Corruption Though different in tone, Hermeticism optimistic and Gnosticism pessimistic, both traditions proclaimed salvation by gnosis. Both claimed man was divine by nature. Both promised deification apart from Christ. And both blurred or destroyed the Creator–creature distinction. Where Orthodoxy taught communion by grace, Hermeticism and Gnosticism promised exaltation by hidden knowledge. Renaissance Rediscovery and Transmission In the Renaissance, Hermetic and Gnostic writings were rediscovered and hailed as the prisca theologia, a supposed universal truth older than Moses. Figures like Marsilio Ficino and Pico della Mirandola embraced these texts as revelations of timeless wisdom. Their influence spread through alchemy, astrology, and ritual magic, setting the stage for later esoteric societies. Hermetic optimism and Gnostic dualism together nourished the roots of Western occultism. Freemasonry Freemasonry grew out of the esoteric ferment of the Renaissance and Enlightenment, which were themselves shaped by the rediscovery of the Hermetic and Gnostic writings. While the fraternity presents itself publicly as a system of moral improvement and brotherhood, its inner symbolism and ritual language reveal a strong dependence on Hermetic and alchemical traditions. The Masonic use of sacred geometry, the emphasis on hidden degrees of initiation, and the maxim “as above, so below” all trace back to the Corpus Hermeticum and related Hermetic texts. The Renaissance had already reintroduced these ideas into European culture, presenting Hermeticism and Gnosticism as prisca theologia, a supposed ancient wisdom that underlay all religions. These concepts filtered into Rosicrucian manifestos in the seventeenth century, which combined mystical Christianity with alchemy and Hermetic philosophy. Rosicrucian influence, in turn, fed directly into the development of modern Freemasonry in the eighteenth century. The lodge thus became an heir to the Hermetic worldview, reframing gnosis not in overtly pagan terms but as moral allegory and ritual drama. Freemasonry's initiation system reflects the Gnostic idea that truth is revealed progressively to an inner circle of the enlightened. The candidate begins in ignorance, is symbolically “raised” to new life, and ascends through degrees of increasing illumination. The rituals employ veiled symbols and allegories rather than explicit teaching, echoing the Hermetic conviction that divine truths must be concealed from the unworthy and revealed only to initiates. This places Freemasonry in continuity with both Hermetic mysteries and Gnostic elitism. Although Freemasonry claims to honor God, it deliberately leaves the identity of God undefined. Its universalist ethos allows men of any faith to participate, so long as they acknowledge a Supreme Being. This broad inclusivity is not biblical covenantal faith but a continuation of Hermetic universalism, which treated all religions as partial reflections of a hidden wisdom tradition. By blending fragments of biblical language with Hermetic symbols and Gnostic structures, Freemasonry offers a path of human self-perfection and enlightenment apart from Christ. Mormonism Mormonism reflects both the Hermetic worldview and Masonic ritual structure. Long before Joseph Smith entered a Masonic lodge in Nauvoo, he was already immersed in practices rooted in Hermetic and occult traditions. In his youth, Smith participated in treasure-seeking expeditions using a divining rod, seer stones, and ritual circles. These tools and practices were drawn from the folk-magic culture of early America, which itself was saturated with ideas that had filtered down from Renaissance Hermeticism and alchemical traditions. The belief that hidden knowledge could be accessed through special instruments, secret formulas, and visionary techniques fits neatly within the Hermetic framework of unlocking the unseen world. When Smith later became a Mason in 1842, he layered these Hermetic practices with Masonic structures. Within weeks of his initiation, he introduced LDS temple ceremonies that bore striking resemblances to Masonic rituals, including secret handshakes, symbolic clothing, and oaths of secrecy. Just as Freemasonry framed its degrees as progressive revelations of hidden wisdom, so too did Smith present Mormon temple ordinances as the means by which believers gained access to the mysteries of exaltation. Doctrinally, Mormonism's teaching of eternal progression mirrors the Hermetic promise of apotheosis. God the Father is said to have been a man who became a god, and faithful men may follow the same path. This collapses the biblical distinction between Creator and creature and transforms salvation into a process of exaltation through hidden rites and teachings. The Mormon vision of countless gods presiding over countless worlds echoes the multiplicity of divine beings in Hermetic and Gnostic systems, while its temple ceremonies function as initiatory mysteries in which knowledge is revealed step by step. From his earliest magical experiments...

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The 6 biggest stories in tech, business, and macro — week of April 12, 2026.Anthropic's Mythos Preview autonomously found high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities across every major operating system and browser. The offensive/defensive asymmetry in cybersecurity just shifted. Attackers with frontier AI can now run continuous, low-cost vulnerability scans that no human security team can match. Cyber insurance premiums, enterprise security budgets, and the entire defensive tooling stack are mispriced for this.The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for five weeks with 20% of global oil supply blocked, and equity markets are near highs. Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran with a Tuesday 8 PM deadline. Amazon is already rolling out a 3.5% fuel surcharge and airlines are hiking bag fees. The market is betting on a deal. History says those bets don't always pay.The Supreme Court invalidated Trump's IEEPA tariff authority, and a May US-China leaders' summit in Beijing is now the only real mechanism for trade stabilization. China enters that room with more leverage than it had in 2025. For multinationals, the summit outcome is a genuine binary.AWS AI services crossed a $15 billion annualized run rate, the first time Amazon has broken that figure out publicly. Amazon has committed $200B in 2026 capex directed at AI infrastructure, and Jassy says demand is outpacing supply. The custom chip business sits at a $20B run rate. This is AI moving from narrative to line item.Coachella 2026 Weekend 1 is being called one of the most stacked in recent memory. Sabrina Carpenter closed Friday after seven months of production. The Strokes played their first Coachella set in 15 years. Justin Bieber headlined his first major festival in years. Bini made history as the first Filipino group on that stage.Jeff Bezos's stealth AI lab Project Prometheus just hired the co-founder of xAI and former OpenAI infrastructure lead to build its compute architecture. Backed by $6.2B and recruiting from OpenAI, DeepMind, and Meta, Prometheus is targeting engineering, manufacturing, and aerospace, not chat. Physical-world AI with proprietary operational data is a structurally different bet than anything currently valued at frontier multiples.

In an Instagram Reel, John Selig described this image — Mount Etna as a cosmological diagram: Typhon pinned underneath, his rage powering the volcano; Hephaestus at the forge above, that same rage transmuted into craft; Prometheus chained on the side, the fire bringer who suffered for giving us what the gods had kept for themselves; and Zeus at the crown, not a creator of fire but the one who directs it.It set my imagination ablaze!John's handle is @stolenfires_. That name tells you everything about his approach: myth is Promethean fire, meaning held by the gods and waiting to be taken — not as belief, not as doctrine, but as a lens you can actually use. What he wants is for you to leave the conversation with something in your hands.We spent this episode inside Greek myth as a living, working system. We examined the Theogony as three successive orders of creation — and why Zeus's is the first one generative enough to let everything be born, even the monsters. We read the Odyssey as the story of a man who cannot go home yet because his unconscious won't let him — the sailors as impulses that thwart the ego until it's ready. We talked about what happens to a culture that runs entirely on Athena consciousness while Poseidon goes ignored. And we talked about creativity, perfectionism, and what myth can do for people who are stuck.What We CoverWe use Prometheus — the fire-bringer who stole meaning from the gods and handed it to ordinary people — as the lens for this conversation. Along the way we explore:Stolen Fires and What the Name Actually Means. The name is two things at once: a cosmological statement about myth as Promethean fire, and — as someone pointed out to John recently — an accidental description of a mythology hot-take platform. He didn't plan that second meaning. The Trickster did. The core idea: myth holds meaning the way the gods held fire. John's work is the theft.Myth Doesn't Require You to Believe Anything. Myth and history are not the same category. Mythologizing history breaks it. Historicizing mythology breaks it too. One lives in the world of the imaginal; the other is the world of record. You can work with myth — let it illuminate your life, your psyche, your moment — without making a single metaphysical commitment.Typhon, Hephaestus, and the Shape of Shadow Work. Zeus didn't destroy Typhon. He pinned him under Mount Etna, where his rage powers the volcano — and Hephaestus's forge sits at the top, transmuting that same rage into craft. Integration instead of obliteration. The energy doesn't disappear. It gets redirected. That's the shape of shadow work, and it's also the shape of the creative process.Satan and the Cultural Shadow. Monotheism needed a bucket for everything that didn't make the approved list, and Satan is what it built. A lot of what ended up in there isn't all that bad — it's just human. The qualities most associated with the mythic Satan map cleanly onto basic features of human nature, and the Greco-Roman roots of the image run deeper than most people realize.Three Orders of Creation. The Theogony gives us three successive cosmological regimes, each more generative than the last. Uranus won't let anything be born. Kronos swallows his children rather than risk displacement. Zeus frees everyone and starts an order in which everything gets to exist — including the monsters. The Greek pantheon is so crowded because Zeus's order requires it to be.The Sailors as Unconscious Impulses. The sailors in the Odyssey aren't named or characterized because they're not really separate people — they're the unconscious impulses that keep thwarting what the ego says it wants. Odysseus doesn't reach Ithaca until they're all dead. The friction isn't always the enemy. The sailors may be telling him something he isn't ready to hear yet.Athena Consciousness, Poseidon Consciousness, and What We've Left Out. Ian McGilchrist's hemisphere theory maps onto the Greek gods: Athena as the rational, ordering, left-brain mode; Poseidon as the holistic, oceanic, right-brain mode. We've built a civilization that runs almost entirely on Athena consciousness while Poseidon goes unaddressed — and John thinks the epidemic of depression among his generation follows directly from that.Spirituality and the Brain. The part of the brain that activates depression is the same part that activates spirituality. When the spiritual mode is engaged, it becomes physiologically impossible to be depressed. This isn't a spiritual claim. It's neuroscience. And you don't have to believe in anything to get there.The Tyranny of Heaven. Uranus and Gaia: heaven and earth, the ideal and the actual. Heaven wants the thing to be perfect. Earth wants the thing to exist. Any version of something is necessarily not every version of something — which is obvious, and is still the exact mistake most creatives make constantly, holding the work hostage to what it could be until it never becomes what it is.Chapters00:00 Welcome00:03:49 The Name Stolen Fires00:04:56 Myth Without Belief00:05:42 Typhon, Prometheus, and the Volcano00:06:53 Satan and the Cultural Shadow00:08:30 How the Volcano Became a Map00:10:17 Zeus as Air, Not Fire00:11:30 Three Orders of Creation00:18:29 Into the Odyssey00:19:31 The Sailors as Unconscious Impulses00:21:57 Odysseus Isn't Ready for Ithaca00:26:42 Myth Is Fractal00:34:20 The Modern Mind and Its Limits00:35:10 Meaning, Depression, and the Missing Lens00:41:45 Spirituality and the Brain00:48:05 The Myth and Creativity Course00:49:05 The Tyranny of Heaven00:50:10 Where to Find JohnMemorable Quotes“The trick with myths is to not take them literally and to turn them into lenses that you can then look at your own life through.” — John Selig“Typhon is put underneath Mount Etna, and his fiery rage powers that volcano and then Hephaestus's forge is at the top, turning that rage, alchemizing it into something beautiful.” — John Selig“That's how it feels to do shadow work, to channel your grief into something creative, to face a part of you that you don't wanna face. All of those things are in that image and it's cosmic and natural and personal all at the same time.” — John Selig“Myth doesn't require you to believe anything. These stories didn't happen. Getting history and mythology confused is one of the biggest problems in our world today.” — Boston Blake“Mythologizing history or historicizing mythology. It breaks it. One lives in the world of the imaginal and one is the world of the historical.” — Boston Blake“If that spiritual part of your brain is activated, it becomes physiologically impossible to be depressed.” — John Selig“Any version of something is necessarily not every version of something.” — John Selig“Take the mess you're working on and make it sacred.” — John SeligResources & LinksJohn Selig's website: https://stolenfires.comStolen Fires on Instagram: @stolenfires_Stolen Fires on YouTube: @stolenfiresStolen Fires on TikTok: @stolenfiresStolen Fires on Substack: https://stolenfires.substack.comJohn's Myth and Creativity Course (May 2026): https://stolenfires.comEpisode page: https://bostonblake.com/mythic-podcast/john-selig-stolen-firesIf this episode landed for you, feel free to add to the pot: https://bostonblake.com/contribute/https://mythicpodcast.comAbout the GuestJohn Selig is a writer and educator specializing in the psychology of myth, symbol, and creativity. He has traveled the world visiting the sacred sites of many cultures and is currently writing a book investigating the deeper practical meanings hidden within the world's myths and religious stories. A lifelong creative, John has worked in music, writing, game design, podcasting, and video, and coaches people in seeing their lives through mythic and symbolic lenses through his one-on-one Mythwork sessions. He has taught at Harvard, UCLA, and School of Rock. Learn more at https://stolenfires.com.About MythicMythic is a podcast about meaningful living through the power of myth, ancient lore, modern pop culture, and depth psychology. Hosted by Boston Blake — ICF Professional Certified Coach, and lifelong student of mythology and depth psychology — Mythic brings together the stories that have have something to teach us.https://mythicpodcast.comTopicsGreek mythology, depth psychology, Jungian psychology, archetypal psychology, practical mythology, myth and meaning, mythology podcast, Prometheus, Typhon, Hephaestus, Zeus, Theogony, Hesiod, Odyssey,...

What can Aristotle, Plato, Prometheus, and the Greek city-states teach us about AI, innovation, and the future of human flourishing? Alex Petkas joins the show to explore how old myths still matter in a world shaped by technology. We talk about Prometheus as the foundational myth of tech, Plato's fear that writing would become a tool for forgetting, the real lesson of Icarus, why decentralization creates cultural power, and what it means to remain fully human in the age of AI. Important Links: Learn More about The Cost of Glory: www.costofglory.com Check out Alex's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@costofglory Alex's Twitter: https://x.com/costofglory The Cost of Glory Substack: https://costofglory.substack.com/

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